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Lesson 2 4. Read the letter and write appropriate questions for the answers.
Dear mom and dad, a. How did David travel to Egypt? ?
He traveled by plane.
I Had Fun on My Trip The trip was quite long, but comfortable. First, I flew to
Paris and then to Cairo. On the first day, I swam for 3 hours b. Who did he meet? ?
1. Use the prompts to complete the story in the Simple Past tense. and enjoyed Ain Sukhna beach, but I forgot my sunscreen, He met a tourist guide.
so I got sunburnt! The next day, I made reservations to c. Why did he get sunburnt? ?
fly meet write
visit the pyramids, which are simply out of this world! Because he forgot his sunscreen.
Yesterday, I met Hofra, a tourist guide, and she drove d. Where did he stay on the first day? ?
me through the old part of the city. I got to know the
On Ain Sukhna beach.
old bazaars and bought some souvenirs for you and my
e. How long did he stay in Cairo? ?
friends. Unfortunately, I didn’t go up the Cairo Tower
go fall in love make He stayed three days in Cairo.
because I chose to go to Al Azhar Park, but it also has a
went flew great view of the city! What an unforgettable trip! f. Why didn’t he go up the Cairo Tower? ?
A year ago, my cousin and I to Hawaii. We (a) 6 hours, but it was a comfortable
Because he chose to go to Al Azhar Park.
trip. When we arrived there, we fell in love (b) with the landscape and the spectacular beaches. We Love,
met (c) a Brazilian guy, Denis, and we spoke with him because my cousin knew a little Portuguese. g. Did he make reservations to visit the pyramids?
?
David.
He made (d) two lovely bracelets and gave them to us. Some days later, he wrote (e) me Yes, he did. He had to make reservations.
an email and invited me to visit him in Brazil. What a lovely guy!
5. Complete the conversation with the correct form of the verbs in the Simple Past tense.
2. Circle the spelling and verb tense mistakes and correct them. Rose: Where did you go (a. Where / go) on vacation last year?
Grammar
My cousins swimmed in Bart: My family and I went to Shikoku Island in the south of Japan. Strategy
to Russia What did you do
My Trip thermal waters. It was Rose: (b. what / do) there?
The metro station was really amazing because the waters visited walked Use did and the base
Bart: We (c. visit) Takamatsu castle, (d. walk) around
crowded, and we taked the were hot and relaxing. form of the verb
the Ritsurin-koen Garden, and we drove (e. drive) to a nearby town called
wrong train! took c. swam to ask questions
Uwajima! The local people were (f. be) great! I felt (g. feel) at in the Simple Past
When I forget my wallet home. tense —except for
My father broken a vase in at the hotel, my sister Rose: Sounds awesome! Did you find (h. find) nice restaurants? those questions that
the hotel with his bags. What get really mad at me. served include the verb To Be
Bart: Sure! For example, there was one where they (i. serve) colorful
an embarrassing moment! d. forgot, got or a Modal Auxiliary
noodles with octopus balls, and another one where we ate (j. eat) huge Japanese
a.broke We rided snowmobiles. verb.
omelets. My sister didn’t like (k. not like) them because of the spices.
The speed in the snow Did you go
Rose: What about the beaches? (l. go) to the beach?
We wined tickets to go to was incredible. What an
Bart: No, we didn’t go (m. not go) to the beach because it was winter and the water was freezing.
the Bolshoi Theater to see amazing experience!
So, we didn’t swim (n. not swim) either.
a ballet performance. e. rode
b. won Rose: How did you get (o. how / get) there?
Bart: Well, first we flew (p. fly) from Osaka to Takamatsu. Then, we took
(q. take) a train from Takamatsu to Matsuyama. It was (r. be) a very long trip.
3. Answer the survey with complete sentences. Rose: I’m sure it was! When did you come back (s. when / come back)?
The last time you went on vacation, Bart: We came back (t. come back) at the end of January.
you fly or drive to your destination?
6. Describe what you did on your last vacation.
you eat exotic food?
ay vary. On my last vacation, I . Also,
swers m ry.
did your mother travel with you? An s may va
I Answer . I didn’t
your father pay for everything? because
your grandparents take care of your pet? . What a special time!
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